EDO WAVE comes across to the UK for the first time ever!

EDO WAVE is anannual international music festival held in Tokyo, Japan, specifically at the Shinjuku LOFT venue in Kabukicho, running since 2021. It is a multi-genre event featuring local Japanese bands and international artists, aimed at bringing together diverse generations of music fans, including performances from punk/rock bands like VAIWATT!

LINE UP:

VAIWATT - Japanese Electro Punk Rock Duo

Re:O - Japanese British Alternative Metal

Le Bone - UK Electic Art Rock

Dead Happy - UK Freaky Disco Metal

More information on the bands.

VIAWATT

To date, VAIWATT have performed across a wide range of international stages, including an international music festival in Russia, the 100th anniversary event of a high school in Naples, Padova Comic Con, the Japan-Italy Friendship Festival in L'Aquila, a Halloween event in Istanbul, tours across the UK, and appearances on one of Japan's longest-running rock music TV programs.

Re:O

Re:O is Japanese/British band taking the best of Japanese alternative music and combining western metal and rock. Re:O has been described by fans as "Japancore" a mix of Metalcore, industrial metal, J-Pop, Darkpop, cyberpunk inspired symphonic layers with high energy and heavy guitar.

Le Bone

Le Bone is a UK-based "boner-rock" band from Wolverhampton, formed around Winter 2023. Known for eclectic art-rock, prog, and riff-heavy pop-metal, they cite influences like Bowie and Cardiacs. The band features Al Le Bone (vocals/guitar), Mimatron (keytar/vox), Dave ja Vue (bass), and JC (drums)

Dead Happy

Dead Happy don't write songs, they conduct experiments. If Frankenstein got into the music business the result would be Dead Happy. UItilizing elements from the likes of Mindless Self Indulgence, System of a Down and Electric Six among others.

Description supplied by the event organiser.